Spiritual Teace and Comfort. t 8 j God,wnd Chr ft,and glory yet better,and keep thofe objects by Confideration clofe to your heart , whole nature is to wo: k theheart to Faith and Love, For certainly obje&s have a mighty power on the foul ; and certainly Cod,and Chriti,and Grace, and Glory are Mighty Gbjeis : as able to make a full and deep impreflion on- mans foul as any in the world and if they work nor, it is not through any imperfe. ion in them, but hecaufe they be not well applied, and by confideration held upon the heart that they may work. Perhaps you will fay, that Me- ditation is toohard a work for you; nd that your memory is fo weak that youwant matter to medicate - upan ; or ifyou do meditate on thefe, yet you feel no great motionor alteration on your heart. To this I anfwer ; ifyou want matter, take the help offome book that will afford you matter; and ifyou want life in Meditation, perufe the molt quickning wri- tings you can get. Ifyou have not better at hand, read overland ferioufly confider as you read it)thofe paffages in theend of my Book ofR,e 1, which direh you in the exercife ofthefe graces,and give you fome matterfor your Meditation towork upon. And re- member that ifyou can increafe the refolved choice of your will, you increafe your Love, thoughyou feel not thofe Affectionate workings that you de- fire. Let me ask you now whether you have indeed taken this courfe in your doubtings ? Ifnot,howun- wifely have you done? Doubting is no cure,but aCtu- all Believing and Loving is a cure. IfFaith and Love were things that you would fain get, but cannot, then you had caufe enough to fear, and to lie down and
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